Tubular necktie knitting apparatus



Nov. 25, 1952 H. FEINEMAN TUBULAR NECKTIE KNITTING APPARATUS Filed June 2, 1947 IN VEN TOR.

Patented Nov. 25, 1952 @IJ'NITED {GFF ICE TUBULAR 'NEOK'IIE KNITTING APPARATUS Henry Fei-neman, New. York; N. :Y.

Application.lune 2, 1947, Serial No. 751,695

11 The "present invention relatesto circular knitting: apparatus, and, particularly, to circular necktie :knitting apparatus on-which t'ubular "knitted neckties. are produced. .Circular *i necktie knitting: apparatus of the character :described are; necessarily of small diuameter and .have but asmall circumference providing little "spaceiifor the arrangement and on, with a consequent restriction:andalimitation ;in the-patternstand; designsofither-ne'ckties pro- ;duced thereon.

More specificallyxsuchi: knitting: apparatus as heretofore used, .zcouldtcarryonly: two .1 patterns Wheels and two zneedlet actuating zcams by reason of the limitedxspace;:avai1ab1e for-:mounting .thesame. -Such: acombination of "whee1s..and cams could p1oduce,only-,Lknit and tuck stitches in the knitted fabric produced; thereon.

It is the general' obiect" of thespresentzzzinven- .tionto provide ci-rcularneckti'eknittingunajchines for tubular: necktieson which. a", :greater; variety "of" knit stitches may be produceiduithereby"increasing the possible variety: in patternandvdesign of the tubular neckties produced .thereon.

, -It-is an object of the present'inventi-on ,tOiPI'O- vide cam means that maybe conveniently arranged on knitting-apparatus of .the'gcharacter described by means-of which a selected-number of: knitting needles maybe disposedgins 'welting position, thereby enabling the; production-of a fabric which may also include welt; stitches in addition to the tuck and knit stitches heretofore .possibleor. in placeoi .the tuckstitches.

lIt ismanother object .of-the present invention to. provide cam .means. ofthe-character; described which areadaptable. for. use. on any-standard tubular. necktieknitting apparatus at-present 'in 115e,. Without .any .undue alteration ofs such: ap- .paratus.

It'.is. also. an object, of the presentin-vention tov provide .welting :cam. means :for, the: circular knitting. apparatus of the. character described which is certain in its operation. and highly effective and efficient ior its. purposes.

Itiis a further object of thepresent invention .toprovide welding 'carn means for the circular .knittingapparatus 7 of :the; character described whichis? safe. in fuse and. will notfiinterfere'with "the moveme'nt and operation "of "the..-knitting needles and will not damage them.

It is a still further'object of the presentinvention to provide we'lting cam means of the character described Which-is of relatively simple construction; which it 'is' economical to produce and-which it is easy and convenient'tm install on and remove from the apparatus.

The foregoing and "other advantages v".and

superiorities of the; apparatus of .theipresent invention will become more .readily apparent to those skilled in .the art from. thei'embodiment thereof shown in the accompanying drawings and from the description following. It risieto-lbe understood, however, thatsuchiembodiment is .shown' by .way. of illustrationronlyito make the principles" and practice of the invention "more readily comprehensible; and without any intent .ofLIimiting the :invention toithe specific details therein shown.

. III the. drawings:

Fig. .1 is a schematic'view; as; seen from the top, :of a circular'necktie' knitting apparatus, showing the" arrangement of pattern wheels and needle separating cams which control the needles that :knit the various types of stitches, including :the welting cam 'ofthe present invention;

: Fig. 2-is. a more or less diagrammatic develop- Ymentr of thesa-me;

.:Fig: 3 is a perspective view of one embodiment "Ofr a welting cam of the present invention, shown -partly'in'section to show structural details thereof :1; and

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary plan view-of a tubular necktie knitted by the apparatus shownin- Figs. 1- and-2 ,"showing: by Way of example,- weltstitches arranged in *cliagonal. pattern on the'rnecktie fabric.

wRef-erring more specifically to the accompany- :ingwdrawing, the circular knitting apparatus to vwhich the :present invention relates may be of a conventional :type, standard in a the .--necktie knitting .trade, consisting of. a stationary needle 3cy-linder 40; on which are mounted, in the-conventional way, knittingneedles i I having latches at "their uppenends; and butts l 3" adjacent .their :loweraends. 1A rotary, annulantable lfiis::ar-

ranged about the cylinder .1 0.

:Mounted on table I 5, :in the conventional :way, are two pattern wheels l6" and ll, respectively,

disposed irr-diametrically..opposedtposition. Associated with each. pattern-wheel are liftingicam elements: 18. and i9, respectively, and istitchmam elements 2B and 2|, respectively. 'The cam surfaces .of :the lifting and stitch" cam elements are spaced apart, to form the needle butt track or guideway 22.

In the conventional apparatus, as heretofore used, there were provided on the table I5, rectangular, radially disposed recesses 23 and 24, respectively, adjacent each of the pattern wheel positions 16 and I1, respectively, and to the rear of such wheels. The recesses 23 and 24 open into the needle butt track 22, and receive therein cam blocks, such as the cam block 25, having the cam surface end 26 extending into the track 22, and adapted to receive thereon needles selectively positioned by the adjacent pattern wheel to engage upon the cam surface thereof, and be placed in knitting position; the other needles not so selectively positioned being disposed in tucking position.

It will be apparent from the foregoing description that the apparatus to which the present invention relates, as heretofore constituted, could knit only knit and tuck stitches, with a consequent limitation on the patterns and designs that could be produced upon them.

In order to enable the increase in the variety of stitches that could be knit on such apparatus, with a consequent increase in the variety in the patterns and designs of the tubular knitted neckties that could be produced thereon, I have devised means which may engage the needle butts l3 toadjust the needles I l, or a selected number of them, to welting position, thereby enabling the knitting of knit, welt and tuck stitches, or knit and welt stitches, as desired, upon the apparatus.

Such welting means comprises a cam, generally designated as 33, comprising a rectangular body portion or block 3|, adapted to fit in the recesses 23 and 24, and to replace therein, in either or both of them, the cam block 25, which is conventionally arranged therein. The cam block 3| may be secured within the respective recess by the same means as the cam block 25, orby any other suitable means, many of which will suggest themselves to anyone skilled in the art,

The block 31 may have mounted on its inwardly facing end 32 a diagonally disposed cam blade 33, arranged at approximately right angles to the tilted adjacent pattern wheel, such as the pattern wheel [6, as shown in the illustrating drawing. The upper end of the blade, which is closest to the pattern wheel, has a forwardly extending, substantially horizontally disposed needle separating lip 34.

It will be readily apparent that a selected number of the jacks on the pattern wheel I6 may be set to raise the butts l3 of a selected number of needles I I, to be engaged on the upper face of the needle separating lip 34 of cam blade 33, so that such selected needles will be normally engaged by the stitch cam element 26; while another selected number of jacks may be set relatively lower, to raise another selected number of needle butts only sufficiently high to be engaged against the lower face of the needle separatinglip 34 of the cam blade 33, so that the respective needles will be depressed'by the cam blade 33 below the knitting or tucking position, to a welting position.

It will be readily apparent that if only one cam 30 is used on the apparatus, replacing one of the cams 25, a necktie having all three types of stitches in its pattern and design, namely, knit, tuck and welt, will be produced; while if both of the cams are replaced by a cam' the knitted necktie will comprise only knit and welt stitches.

In order to avoid the possibility of damage to the needles by the cam blade 33, which is positioned athwart their passage, the blade 33 may be resiliently mounted to be rearwardly displaceable, so that any needle butt strikin the edge instead of a surface of the blade will push it rearwardly, out of the way, rather than be damaged thereby.

One form of such blade mounting is shown in the embodiment illustrated in the drawings, wherein the forward end of the cam block 3| is diagonally slotted to receive and guide the blade 33, and to permit its longitudinal movement therewithin. A longitudinal passageway 36 is formed in the cam block 3|, extending from end to end, with the outlet 31 therefor, at the rear end of the block 3| bein of reduced diameter, to form the interior shoulder 38. To accommodate the rearward movement of the blade 33, the forward upper corner of the block 3| may be entirely cut away, so as not to block the lip 34.

A plunger 39, having the relatively thicker head portion 40, adapted to fit snugly within the passageway 36, is arranged within the passageway 36, its opposed end passing through and projecting from the restricted outlet 31. The blade 33 is mounted on the head portion 45 of the plunger 39, and a coil sprin 4! is arranged over the plunger 39, intermediate the shoulder 38 and the head 40, to urge the blade 33 resiliently toward the cylinder H]. In order to retain the blade within the track 22, flush with the edges thereof, so that it will not interfere with the movement of the table [5 about the cylinder l6, an adjusting nut 43 is fitted over the threaded projecting end of the plunger 39.

A recess 44 may be formed in the wall of the guideway 22 to permit the rearward movement of the blade 33 when necessary.

It will be readily apparent that if any of the needle butts I3 strike the edge of the blade 33, instead of engaging the surfaces thereof, the blade 33 will be pushed out of .the way, without damage to the needle, and will return to position upon passage of th needle.

This completes the description of one preferred embodiment of the apparatus and product of the present invention. It will be readily apparent that many modifications and variations thereof may be made by any one skilled in the art, in accordance with the principles of the invention hereinabove set forth and Without the use of any inventive ingenuity. I, therefore, desire to be protected for all such variations and modifications that may be made within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the claims hereto appended.

What I claim is:

1. A cam for a tubular necktie knitting apparatus comprising a block having a longitudinal passageway formed therethrough, said passageway having a restricted outlet at one end of the block, a diagonal slot formed in the opposed end of the block and extending laterally from said passageway a distance into the block, a plunger having an enlarged head portion at one end and threads on its opposed end arranged within said passageway with its threaded end projecting outwardly from said restricted outlet, a cam blade secured on the end face of said enlarged head and adapted to fit within said slot, said cam blade having a lip at one end set at an angle to the cam blade, an expansion spring arranged over said plunger within said passageway inter mediate the said enlarged head and the inner face of said restricted opening, whereby said blade is resiliently urged outwardly of the said slot, and a nut engaging the projecting threaded end of said plunger, whereby the position of the said blade relative the slot may be adjusted, said block having its corner opposite said lip cut away to permit reciprocating movement of the blade within the slot.

2. A cam for tubular necktie knitting apparatus comprising a block having a longitudinal passageway formed therethrough, said passageway having a restricted opening at one end of the block, a slot formed across the entire opposed end of the said block, extending through said passageway, said slot being disposed substantially diagonally across said last named block end, said block having the upper corner thereof that is intersected by said slot cut away, a plunger having an enlarged head portion at one end adapted to fit snugly within the said passageway and having threads on its opposed end arranged within said passageway, its threaded end projecting from said restricted outlet, a cam blade secured on the end face of said enlarged head and adapted to fit within the said slot, said cam blade having a lip at one end set at an angle thereto and arranged to fit in the space formed by said cut-away block portion, an expansion spring arranged over said plunger within said passageway whereby the said blade is resiliently urged outwardly of the said slot, and means engaging the projecting end of the said plunger for adjusting the position of the said blade relative to the slot.

8. A cam for tubular necktie knitting apparatus comprising a substantially rectangular block having a longitudinal passageway formed therein, a diagonal slot formed in one end of said block extending through said passageway and a distance into the block, said slot beginning at approximately a lower corner of the end face thereof and extending upwardly to a point inwardly from the diagonally opposed upper corner of said face, the portion of the block between the upper end of said slot and said upper corner being cut away, a plunger arranged for reciprocating movement within the said passageway, a cam blade mounted on one end of said plunger and adapted to fit within said slot, said blade having a lip at one end thereof set at an angle thereto and adapted to fit within the space formed by said cut-away portion, means for resiliently urging the said blade outwardly of said slot and means for adjusting the position of the said blade relative to the said slot.

4. A cam for a tubular necktie knitting apparatus comprising a block having a longitudinal 6 passageway formed therethrough and a slot formed in one end thereof extending laterally from said passageway and across said block end, a portion of said end of said block adjacent one 5 end of said slot being cut away, a plunger arranged for reciprocating movement within the said passageway, a cam blade mounted on one end of the said plunger and adapted to fit within the said slot, said blade having a lip at one end 10 thereof set at an angle thereto and adapted to fit within the space formed by said cut-away portion, means for resiliently urging said blade outwardly of said slot and means for adjusting the position of the said blade relative to the said slot.

5. A cam for a tubular necktie knitting apparatus comprising a block having a slot formed in one end thereof extending across the entire end and inwardly thereof, a cam blade having a lip at one end thereof set at an angle thereto arranged in said slot for movement longitudinally of the block, the other end of said blade extending beyond said slot and said block, and means for resiliently resisting the movement of the said blade inwardly of the said slot.

6. A cam for a tubular necktie knitting apparatus comprising a block having a slot formed in one end thereof extending across the entire end, and inwardly thereof, a cam blade having a lip at one end thereof set at an angle thereto arranged in said slot for movement longitudinally of the block, the other end of said blade extending beyond said slot and said block, and means .for adjustably resiliently resisting the movement of the said blade inwardly of the said slot.

HENRY FEINEMAN.

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